Paranormal incident investigation notes

In the early morning, a sun rises from the eastern sky, spreading bright sunshine down to the land. The city that had been silent all night gradually began to become noisy with the appearance of this light.

Amid this commotion, Wang Zhi, a researcher at the 3022 Institute of Biology, got off the bus listlessly and walked to his laboratory.

On the way, a middle-aged man in his forties, about the same age as himself, walked towards me.

The man's face was radiant, his face was red, and there was an unconcealable smile on his lips and eyebrows.

"Old Wang, good morning."

"Uh, good morning, old boy."

Sansan said hello and the two of them passed each other. Looking sideways at the radiant old boy, Wang Zhi cursed in his heart: "The villain will succeed!"

Just before, a paper that I carefully prepared on the metabolism of an enzyme in mice was defeated by Lao Tong with a margin of 0.03 points during the competition. Therefore, when the professional title was promoted, the only full professor position assigned to the 3022 Institute of Biology flew away from Wang Zhi's head and landed on Lao Tong's head.

The so-called one step difference, step by step difference. I am already in my forties this year, and this opportunity can almost be regarded as the last opportunity in my academic career. This time he was not sure, and he could almost see his bleak future.

Recalling the nagging of his old wife, his aging parents, his rebellious children, his failed career, and his heavy mortgage, the originally bright sunshine in Wang Zhi's eyes seemed to dim.

"Xiao Feng is in his third year of high school this year. It's a critical time. He still has to rush. He still has to enroll in cram school. Otherwise, the car won't be replaced yet. Although the car is old, it can still be driven for a while with some repairs."

Thinking of the broken car that had been sitting in the garage for five days and had not yet been repaired, Wang Zhi became increasingly upset.

After reading a few lines of data listlessly, a phone call suddenly came.

"Old Wang, come to my office."

It was a call from Director Shi of the research institute.

Wang Zhi cheered up and came to the supervisor's office.

"Old Wang, I know you have been hit hard during this period. But it's okay. Now, you have another chance."

"oh?"

Wang Zhi perked up.

"It's like this. I received a notification from my superiors that there is a project that our institute needs to do. This project is very important to our superiors. For this reason, our superiors have specially approved a full professor rating. As for me, I plan to leave it to you. made."

This time, Wang Zhi was not only shaken mentally, but also physically. It seemed that at this moment, endless energy and fighting desire were poured into his body out of thin air, making his eyes almost light up.

Is there such a good thing?

Another full professorship was specially approved?

If she could be rated as a full professor, would Lao Zhang still dare to nag me? Can't you just do my laundry, cook, and carry water for my feet? Do you still have to worry about money for cram school? Isn't it just a matter of words to change a car?

The most important thing is that guy Lao Tong, how dare he show off his power in front of me?

Lao Shi, our relationship is really good. He really reminds me of me when something good happens!

"Director Shi, you tell me, what project is it?"

Half an hour later, Wang Zhi took the project information and authorization certificate and happily left the institute and rushed to the designated research location.

Assistants drawn from all over the world are already waiting for his arrival.

Frankly speaking, this project is quite challenging for Wang Zhi.

A special compound absorbed through the air or skin can trigger a strong fear through a certain biological mechanism in the human body, which can even be so strong that it scares people to death?

What is this? Does such a thing really exist?

Wang Zhi expressed strong doubts about this.

If he were asked to synthesize such a substance from scratch, he would never be able to do it. There is no theoretical guidance for this kind of thing, so how can we do it?

But now, the information says that other teams have confirmed the existence of this substance through some special method, and that this substance has already had an effect on a certain victim's body. All you need to do yourself is to find this substance from the specimen, which is much simpler.

Wang Zhi is full of confidence and high morale.

After arriving at the research site, meeting with the assistant, and holding a head-to-head meeting, a group of people immediately started working under the guidance of Wang Zhi.

Wang Zhi's idea is very simple. Although the data says that this substance can be absorbed through the skin or lungs, and then quickly reaches the brain and acts on relevant areas of the brain. But he decided to start with the blood circulation system first.

The reason is simple. Regardless of whether the substance is absorbed through the skin or through the lungs, if it wants to quickly reach the relevant areas of the brain, it must be transported through the blood circulation system. Because the rest of the circulatory system in the human body is not that fast.

Just like the rabies virus that passes through the nervous system, it will eventually reach the brain. It takes at least a few days for it to reach the brain from the wound. This clearly rules out the possibility that the substance is transmitted through the nervous system.

If this substance remains in the human body, it is most likely to remain in the blood.

Of course, in actual situations, it cannot be ruled out that this substance will participate in certain reactions in the human body, be metabolized, or react away. For this reason, collecting specimens from the surface of human skin and lungs is also indispensable, but let’s do it anyway.

And, since this substance acts on the brain, it must be able to penetrate the blood-brain barrier. In this way, some substances with inappropriate molecular types can be eliminated in advance, greatly reducing the target search scope.

Overall, this project is not difficult at all. As a result, the rewards are so generous, it’s really pie in the sky.

"How many places have skin samples been collected? What? Only the hands and head? No, the rest of the body must also be collected."

Although the data has shown that the only parts of the victim that were exposed to the environment at the time were his hands and head, it cannot be ruled out that the substance is highly penetrating, so specimens from other parts of the body are also essential.

Wang Zhi has seen a lot of various dangerous chemicals. There are many chemicals that can penetrate even if you wear double gloves. Who can guarantee that this kind of substance can't do it?

In just one day, more than a hundred specimens were collected. Then we entered the analysis phase.

Finding a completely new compound is not easy. The reason is very simple. Since it is brand new, we do not understand its properties, and there are no corresponding, dedicated detection methods, special reagents, dyes or the like.

Here, Wang Zhi took the lead in adopting the method of elimination. The principle is very simple. If all known things are eliminated, what is left is the unknown.

but……

Wang Zhi's high fighting spirit only lasted for three days before gradually dissipating.

His hair became disheveled, his eye sockets became sunken, and his beard gradually grew longer.

A series of complex and sophisticated inspections did not find any new, qualifying chemicals. No matter how many methods he tried, he still got nothing.

"how can that be possible?"

He was puzzled.

If the document issued by his superiors did not clearly indicate that "other teams have confirmed the existence of this substance," he would have lost confidence at this moment.

The documents issued by superiors will not be wrong. If the superior says it has been confirmed, then it must be confirmed. That kind of thing must exist. If you don't find it, your method must be wrong or not comprehensive enough.

So, another three days passed.

"Take a day off tomorrow."

At the meeting, Wang Zhi announced the decision somewhat dullly.

When he returned home a little dazed, his wife Lao Zhang saw his appearance and immediately screamed: "What's wrong with you, Lao Wang?"

"It's okay, I'll take a nap."

Wang Zhi replied slightly irritably and went directly to the bedroom.

I slept until dark. When I got up, I smelled the rich fragrance. When I walked out of the bedroom, I saw six or seven steaming dishes on the dining table.

Pig trotters, braised carp, sheep scorpions, fried mushrooms...

It’s all what I like to eat.

In addition, there was even a bottle of wine on display.

The old wife who was always nagging looked at him with a smile: "Are you awake? Are you hungry after sleeping all day? Pack up and eat quickly."

His son, who used to be rebellious and always contradicted his son, now seems to be extremely well-behaved: "Dad, I bought you a new toothbrush."

The meal was a pleasant one, and after the meal, the son actually took the initiative to wash the dishes, and the old wife even took the initiative to bring an ashtray and cigarettes.

The gloom in Wang Zhi's heart dissipated and he felt at ease.

After dinner, I went out for a walk. My old wife actually started to comfort herself: "Old Wang, you should not be so tired from work. A full professor can only be judged. If he is not rated, it doesn't matter. Our family has no shortage of food and clothing." , it’s your health that matters.”

Wang Zhi was slightly moved. But in his heart, the desire and determination to complete this project became even stronger.

We must find that thing, we must get the full professor!

After a day's rest, Wang Zhi returned to the research room again with high morale.

This time, he exerted more energy and adopted a more cautious attitude. From the very beginning, he began to think about the possibility of omissions step by step, debugging bit by bit, and testing again and again.

On this day, he was busy until late at night.

Another batch of specimen dyeing work was completed and he put it into the spectrum analyzer for analysis.

One after another, specimens that met the standards and had no further verification value were abandoned by him. Seeing that this batch of specimens was about to be analyzed again, today would be another day of futility. But at this time, when there were very few specimens left, the spectral analysis data of a specimen caught his attention.

"Potassium absorption line? It seems that there shouldn't be potassium in this specimen..."